The look on Chris Thompson’s face said it all.
Eleven months ago, after the Redskins’ 34-31 overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints, the running back sat in a chair in the bowels of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome — staring off into the distance, crutches resting on his shoulders with a boot around his right leg. His career-defining season? Over.
Hours earlier, Thompson suffered a fractured fibula when a New Orleans defender rolled up on his leg in the third quarter, an injury so bad he had to be carted off the field.